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Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Visa Agreements (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: 465. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade his plans to modify the upper age limit to 35 years of age for Australian citizens applying for a working holiday visa here, in line with the new Australian working holiday visa regulations (details supplied) which increase eligibility for Irish citizens to 35 years of age; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [37088/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing Homes Support Scheme Data (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: 851. To ask the Minister for Health the number of persons awaiting approval for home care supports; the approximate delay in processing an application; the maximum hours that can be allocated to a person; the percentage deducted from a persons home under the fair deal system; and his plans to allow care packages be transferred from a nursing home setting to the family home. [37097/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Drug Treatment Programmes (11 Sep 2017)

Seán Crowe: 945. To ask the Minister for Health if his Department or the Health Service Executive has plans to establish a drug addiction clinic and treatment centre on a site (details supplied). [37389/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 289. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills if his attention has been drawn to the recent decision by the Institute of Technology, Tallaght to reject all recent child care tenders and advertise again and that this will inevitably mean no child care on the campus for the immediate future; if his attention has been further drawn to the fact that this will impact on parents who are...

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Student Support Schemes (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 290. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the way the Institute of Technology Tallaght will now support young parents to access third level programmes in view of the closure of its on-site purpose built crèche (details supplied). [35348/17]

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Human Rights (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 403. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being faced by migrant workers trapped in both Qatar and Saudi Arabia, in view of the fact the group of countries led by Saudi Arabia and the UAE enforces sanctions against Qatar (details supplied); and if he will request the Governments of both countries to eliminate the requirement for...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Official Engagements (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 404. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade if he will report on his recent trip to Israel and Palestine; the persons he met with; the issues raised; if he discussed the Sinn Féin motion that was passed by Dáil Éireann without opposition on 10 December 2014 calling on the Government to recognise the state of Palestine; and the reason he did not visit Gaza on his...

Written Answers — Department of Justice and Equality: Garda Operations (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 488. To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Justice and Equality further to Parliamentary Question No. 623 of 28 June 2005 (details supplied), his plans to amend same for record of Dáil Éireann. [35402/17]

Written Answers — Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht: National Monuments (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 608. To ask the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht if her attention has been drawn to the sale of White’s Castle, Athy, County Kildare; and her plans to provide funding to the local authority to purchase this building in view of the fact that it is the second time in ten years the castle has come up for sale and is an important building and location in this heritage town....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Services for People with Disabilities (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 801. To ask the Minister for Health if his attention has been drawn to the difficulties being experienced by the family of a person (details supplied) [35403/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Mobile Telephony Services (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 1283. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment the reason both the Kilberry and Kildangan areas of County Kildare have bad mobile phone coverage; and his plans to alleviate these ongoing issues. [35405/17]

Written Answers — Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment: Invasive Fish Species (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 1284. To ask the Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment if his attention has been drawn to the lack of crayfish in the Stradbally river, a tributary of the Barrow river, and minnows in the Barrow; if these losses are due to the massive proliferation of dace; and his plans to help both minnows and crayfish in the river. [35407/17]

Written Answers — Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport: Sports Facilities Provision (26 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 1356. To ask the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport if he will examine the possibility of funding a new water sports and activity centre in Athy, County Kildare, in view of the fact that Athy has both a river and a canal and many groups and clubs would benefit from such a new centre. [35406/17]

Social Welfare, Pensions and Civil Registration Bill 2017: Second Stage (14 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: I apologise on behalf of Deputy Mitchell who was supposed to speak on this Bill on behalf of Sinn Féin. I was asked to come in at the last minute. I have a background in this area, having served as my party's social welfare spokesperson at one point. As a hardworking Deputy, I deal with many social welfare cases every day. I am pleased that we have been given an opportunity speak on...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: I welcome the Minister of State and congratulate him on his appointment. I will pursue the same theme as my colleagues. The EU regularly negotiates these framework or partnership agreements with third countries. They generally contain proposals to improve diplomatic and economic ties and they usually contain paragraphs on respect for human rights, but there is no framework for these to be...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: Perhaps the Minister of State could refer to this approach when he replies. I acknowledge there may be difficulties scheduling this in the time remaining this session, but we should at least have the opportunity in the House to discuss this.

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: I asked whether there was an example of an EU framework or association agreement with a third country that led to substantial improvement in human rights. Does the Minister have an example? I do not have one. It is not a trick question. I am concerned by the idea that this is put in the agreements as sop to show we are trying to move towards better conditions in the country. I have...

Select Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade, and Defence: Framework Agreement between European Union and Republic of the Philippines: Motion (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: I could get into an argument with the Minister of State who gave as examples two countries looking to join the European Union. However, the countries that are relevant to this discussion are not seeking to join the European Union and not subject to European human rights law. There is a difficulty in that regard. I gave as an example what was happening in Gaza. There are war crimes and the...

Written Answers — Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade: Departmental Expenditure (13 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: 367. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the detail of the unallocated spend within his Department for 2017; the detail of expenditure allocated to programmes in 2017 which are due to cease in 2017; the spend which will become available within his Department's expenditure profile in 2018 due to changes in demand for services and goods and or changes to costs within his...

Srebrenica: Statements (11 Jul 2017)

Seán Crowe: This July marks the 22nd anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide. As 11 July is designated as the memorial day, I welcome that we are marking this day with statements in this House. I hope it will happen every year. I also call on the Government to create a national Srebrenica memorial day. That is something that happens in other countries and it would be beneficial if it happened here....